Concern
Meanings and phrases
n.
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
- an anxious feeling; care; fear
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; worry; headache; vexation
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; business; business concern; business organization; business organisation
v.
- be relevant to; refer; pertain; relate; come to; bear on; touch; touch on; have-to doe with
- be on the mind of; interest; occupy; worry
n.
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; depository financial institution; bank; banking company
n.
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; business; concern; business organization; business organisation
n.
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; worldly concern; world; earth
n.
- a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage; packaging company
n.
- a company that does commercial printing; printing business; printing company
n.
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; earthly concern; world; earth
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- China and Indonesia have expressed concern about the decision.
- Some critics have expressed concern about the use of these methods.
- During 2012 NGOs expressed concern about potential online restrictions.
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- The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern".
- The global population is assessed as of least concern.
- It is currently assessed as least concern by the IUCN.
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- Drug resistance has "become a major concern".
- Stability is a major concern in RF and microwave amplifiers.
- Hence, diagnostic reliability was a major concern of DSM-III.
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- Boaks's main concern was public safety on the roads.
- Only the fathers and the lovers are his main concern.
- These issues were Reinhold's main concern.
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- Of particular concern was the 6th district.
- Head injuries are a particular concern.
- Bear attacks are of particular concern for those who are in bear habitats.
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- A primary concern is the lack of work space and absence of professors.
- It is used when power is the primary concern, such as when playing a bass drum.
- Royalties were not Winter's primary concern, "I just don't want that bullshit out ...
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- In addition, corruption scandals are a source of public concern.
- He is known for his legal campaigns on issues of public concern.
- After World War II, environmental politics became a major public concern.
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- This is of great concern to us and we are removing the video immediately.
- In addition to the poor economic condition, safety in the mines was a great concern.
- I saw the world in a new light, and my great concern was to have everybody converted.
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- Cyber was the fifth threat and a growing concern.
- Cyber is the fifth threat and a growing concern.
- Her assistant Karl (Rudolph Amendt) watches with growing concern.
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- This includes expressing concern to colleagues and people possibly violating the Code.
- While she is expressing concern about her brother's threats, an assassin kills her fiancé.
- UGG boots accounted for 87% of the company's revenue with some analysts expressing concern that UGG was losing its appeal.
E.g.
- This unofficial candidacy was definitely a cause for concern among the Privy Council under Elizabeth.
- A mass movement of Kazakhs to the west caused a great concern among the Zhaiyks and the Volga Kalmyks.
- There was also concern among anarchists with the growing power of Marxist communists within the government.
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- In Wisconsin, it is a species of special concern.
- It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a special concern in Rhode Island.
- Cubie position and orientation are of special concern when unscrambling the final layer.
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- Hoover said: The mad march of red fascism is a cause for concern in America.
- The meeting minutes had registered the 1979 competition as a "cause for concern".
- This unofficial candidacy was definitely a cause for concern among the Privy Council under Elizabeth.
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- The air pollution in Cairo is a matter of serious concern.
- Given the hot, dry climate, evaporation loss is a serious concern.
- Obsolescence of technical skills is a serious concern for electrical engineers.
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- There is evidence of a sale in 1778 of the Mill as a going concern.
- The company became "synonymous with sporting goods" and is still a going concern.
- By the turn of the 20th century, the railway was a going concern and made its mark on the world stage.
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- The structures and out-dated equipment are concerning but there is also concern regarding personnel safety.
- However, aside from dealing with overcrowded spaces they face a privacy concern regarding corrections officers.
- On this day, Othman Wok highlighted his concern regarding the communists to Lee Kuan Yew, and only upon assurance did he put pen to paper.
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- The move attracted international criticism, the United Nations expressing "deep concern".
- On 18 November, Reporters Without Borders "voiced deep concern" in a statement about al-Zaidi's detention.
- He had a deep concern for the welfare of the natives and carrying out the difficult tasks assigned to him.
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- A source that has caused concern is landfills.
- This caused concern for Hampton & Richmond as they expected compensation.
- This caused concern about the revival of piracy in the Straits of Malacca.
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- Joking as an active form of verbal lore makes this tension visible as joke cycles come and go to reflect new issues of concern.
- Ministerial meetings, together with the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM), seek to build consensus on issues of concern to member states.
- "'Its commonality lies in its connection to humanity, in the main it has provided an invariable forum whose members to open and continue meaningful issues of concern.""
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- It did not concern itself with politics or women's suffrage.
- This purchase did not concern the construction of altarpieces.
- He remained in Martinique and did not concern himself with the other islands.
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- It has been recognized as a public health concern.
- Malaria is a major public health concern in these hills.
- The water quality in the river started to deteriorate to the point where it was a major public health concern.
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- There was little to no concern with the future, the present dominating in the pursuit of immediate pleasure.
- Tafheet practice and events occur with little or no concern for vehicle occupants, other drivers, or spectator safety.
- According to the missionaries, Eulate had no concern for the rights of the Indians, and was only concerned with exploiting them.
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- It began with two main areas of concern.
- His primary areas of concern were education, economic development, taxation, and improving the territory's moral climate.
- The Puritans raised four areas of concern: purity of doctrine; the means of maintaining it; church government; and the "Book of Common Prayer".
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- Adams voiced concern that a country outside of North America would attempt to occupy Cuba upon its separation from Spain.
- In December 2011 the UK's Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb, voiced concern that children can become "too dependent" on the use of calculators.
- Bangladesh's extradition request was halted as Rohrabacher voiced concern about his legal rights, saying that he should be sent somewhere with no death penalty.
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- Appearance was of little concern to him.
- Those in power actually showed little concern over the alleged assault.
- In general, procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order.
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- Such experiments were a source of concern because they might allow them to produce plutonium for an atomic bomb.
- This was of particular concern because the proposed mining area was in extremely close proximity to the Wolf River.
- The current conservation status of "Trachops cirrhosus" is least concern because its populations are currently stable.